He was employed by Lawrence Dental Lab in Mattoon, and for Underwood Dental Lab for approximately 40 years; and for a brief period he was employed by Ragle's Dental Lab in Champaign. He was a member ofand served as an elder at the Woodlawn Community Church in Charleston, Ill. until it closed in 2008. He then attended the Central Community Church in Mattoon.

A 1955 graduate from Celina High School, he graduated from Elkhart University of Technology in 1958 where he received a degree as a dental technician.
Services are10 a.m. Wednesday at the Central Community Church, Mattoon, the Revs. Lou Butler and Randy Skaja officiating. Burial is at Bethel Cemetery, southeast of Mattoon.